Kolkata duo steals CCTV cameras, caught on backup feed

TNN | Aug 11, 2019, 09.39 AM IST

KOLKATA: Two men who walked out of a Bansdroni office with stolen items, including CCTV cameras, on Friday morning were nabbed within hours — courtesy of backup CCTV footage that showed them committing the crime.

Samir Das, 24, and Sobhan Orao, 29, had entered the office of Aloke Kumar Salui, 51, by breaking open an iron door around 3am on Friday.

When Salui opened his office in the LPG cylinder godown at HL Sarkar Road at 7am, he found several things missing, including two HP empty gas cylinders, a computer monitor, Rs 5,000 in cash and all the CCTV cameras. The total loss was pegged at Rs 30,000.

“During the probe, we got clear images of the accused from the backup feed and we caught them at their Bansdroni residence,” said an officer. Attempts were being made to recover the stolen items, he added.

Kolkata Police has started a project to integrate as many CCTV cameras as possible — both government and private — across the city.